Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Killed in Air Raid

Kevy Baby · 06-08-2006, 07:12 AM

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most-wanted terrorist in Iraq who waged a bloody campaign of beheadings and suicide bombings, was killed when U.S. warplanes dropped 500-pound bombs on his isolated safehouse, officials said Thursday. His death was a long-sought victory in the war in Iraq.

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CoasterMatt · 06-08-2006, 07:14 AM

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scaeagles · 06-08-2006, 07:16 AM

This was brought up in the random political thoughts thread, but I certainly agree that it is worthy of its own thread.

There is thought out there that all this means is many more will rise to take his place. I disagree. To repeat what I said in the random thread -

What al-Zarqawi did was give al Qaida organization. With bin Laden in hiding and only putting out an audio or video pep talk every three months or so, I think it creates a power struggle within the organization. I think many terrorists will want to be the next al-Zarqawi and it may lead to a certain amount of in fighting.

I have no doubt it will be spun as a non victory in certain circles, but a blood thirsty islamofascist terrorist leader is dead. This is a good thing. And I am particularly happy that he has found the afterlife contains no 72 virgins for him.

To add to that a bit, I don't care about the whole martyr thing. I don't buy for a moment that the terrorists are happy (as a recent press release from them seems to imply) that he is dead. He was their leader. Likewise, it is a huge boost to the morale of US troops and also to the infant Iraqi government.

Kevy Baby · 06-08-2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

This was brought up in the random political thoughts thread...

With apologies to the regulars of that thread. I do not go in there, so I did not know it had been previously brought up.

innerSpaceman · 06-08-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

With apologies to the regulars of that thread. I do not go in there, so I did not know it had been previously brought up.

Ya know, this is one I hadn't thought of when I had queasy feelings about the rise of the omnibus threads.

I understand the Sooooooo thread in the Lounge is a lot of fun. But it didn't attract my attention till it was 5 pages long and, by then, I didn't feel like jumping in. It grew to a mega-page behemoth, and I know I can read or post in it if I wanted to ... but I just get this feeling that the gist of that ever-changing thread has passed me by.

If people who haven't gotten involved in a thread by page 10 are never going to get involved at page 30, a lot of people around here are going to miss all the political discussion ... and likely all of the movie discussion (what with the rapid ascendency of the Movie Musings thread).

So what's next? Will the LoT devolve to one giant thread per forum? How many more people might be put off by a 78-page thread?

wendybeth · 06-08-2006, 11:18 PM

I jump in and out of the Soooo thread- I like it, and it stops redundancy when it comes to the inevitable "I'm Bored" or "Whatcha Doing?" threads. So what if a topic is mentioned elsewhere? If you look over the thread, it's all over the place- no one gets stuck on anything. I think the idea of one consistant thread, especially a relatively naturally occuring one, is kind of cool.

Gemini Cricket · 06-09-2006, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Ya know, this is one I hadn't thought of when I had queasy feelings about the rise of the omnibus threads.
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So what's next? Will the LoT devolve to one giant thread per forum? How many more people might be put off by a 78-page thread?

Omnibus, good analogy.

Listen here, Snarky Snarkenstein

, I find it against the flow of things on this board to say that one should or shouldn't discuss things in a certain way. No one is saying that one can't start a thread about politics or movies because there are two general threads about those subjects already. I just didn't find it necessary to start a whole thread to say that I watched 'Bringing Up Baby' last night. So I thought, well we should have a Sooo thread for movies.

The Sooo thread, the movies thread and the politics thread are very free flowing and often very casual. Like a lounge.

CoasterMatt · 06-08-2006, 07:20 AM

The Iraqi police sure seemed happy he's dead (not as a martyr, but a rotting bag of flesh).

innerSpaceman · 06-08-2006, 07:24 AM

Perhaps scaeagles would be surprised to learn that I am not going round in one of those circles to spin that this is a non-victorious thing. I exhault in Zarqawi's death and I congratulate the U.S. armed forces for taking him out of our plane of existence.

For all the disdain I have for the U.S. military in Iraq, it is a pittance of loathing in comparison to that which I hold for the death squads, kidnappers, bandits and islamo-facists who are responsible for the lion's share of civilian deaths in that country.

Gemini Cricket · 06-08-2006, 07:30 AM

By killing him, did we make him a martyr and a role model for other wannabees out there?
I'm interested to see what kind of impact this has on the war.
I can't bring myself to be happy about someone's death. It isn't in me. But I'm not sad, either.

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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	This was brought up in the random political thoughts thread, but I certainly agree that it is worthy of its own thread. There is thought out there that all this means is many more will rise to take his place. I disagree. To repeat what I said in the random thread - What al-Zarqawi did was give al Qaida organization. With bin Laden in hiding and only putting out an audio or video pep talk every three months or so, I think it creates a power struggle within the organization. I think many terrorists will want to be the next al-Zarqawi and it may lead to a certain amount of in fighting. I have no doubt it will be spun as a non victory in certain circles, but a blood thirsty islamofascist terrorist leader is dead. This is a good thing. And I am particularly happy that he has found the afterlife contains no 72 virgins for him. To add to that a bit, I don't care about the whole martyr thing. I don't buy for a moment that the terrorists are happy (as a recent press release from them seems to imply) that he is dead. He was their leader. Likewise, it is a huge boost to the morale of US troops and also to the infant Iraqi government.
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I jump in and out of the Soooo thread- I like it, and it stops redundancy when it comes to the inevitable "I'm Bored" or "Whatcha Doing?" threads. So what if a topic is mentioned elsewhere? If you look over the thread, it's all over the place- no one gets stuck on anything. I think the idea of one consistant thread, especially a relatively naturally occuring one, is kind of cool. __________________
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	The Iraqi police sure seemed happy he's dead (not as a martyr, but a rotting bag of flesh). __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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06-08-2006, 07:24 AM	#9
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Perhaps scaeagles would be surprised to learn that I am not going round in one of those circles to spin that this is a non-victorious thing. I exhault in Zarqawi's death and I congratulate the U.S. armed forces for taking him out of our plane of existence. For all the disdain I have for the U.S. military in Iraq, it is a pittance of loathing in comparison to that which I hold for the death squads, kidnappers, bandits and islamo-facists who are responsible for the lion's share of civilian deaths in that country.
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06-08-2006, 07:30 AM	#10
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	By killing him, did we make him a martyr and a role model for other wannabees out there? I'm interested to see what kind of impact this has on the war. I can't bring myself to be happy about someone's death. It isn't in me. But I'm not sad, either.
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